The tower was built in the last quarter of the fourteenth century by the Countess Isabel, Lady of Viseu (2 October 1377), the king’s natural daughter Ferdinand I. According to a sustained little tradition, there would have been born King Duarte, 31 October 1391. With the death of Prince Henry, Duke of Viseu, the November […]
The King Christ in Gondomar, provides a unique overview of Tarouca, which still reaches land Lamego and Vila Real, as well as the horizons of the Serra do Marão.
The Alcofra Tower is located in the Village of Cape town, parish Alcofra, Vouzela municipality, Viseu district of Portugal. In a dominant position on the western slope of the Caramulo mountains, this is one of three stately towers still exist in the county, and that is in a better condition. The early human occupation of […]
It is located in Arouca municipalities, Cinfães, Resende and Castro Daire and Lamego (Viseu district) and between regions of Douro Litoral and Beira Alta. The average altitude is 838 meters. Is from the Douro river to the north and the river Paiva, to the south, bordering the city of Lamego. The highest point of the […]
